🪨 Barnenez

France · Europe · 48.67°N, 3.86°W

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Barnenez
The Cairn of Barnenez is a Neolithic monument located near Plouezoc'h, on the Kernéléhen peninsula in northern Finistère, Brittany, France. It dates to the early Neolithic, around 4000 BC. Along with the Tumulus of Bougon and Locmariaquer megaliths, also located in Great West France, it is one of the earliest megalithic monuments in Europe and one of the oldest man-made structures in the world. It is also remarkable for the presence of megalithic art.

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CountryFrance
Continent / regionEurope
Coordinates (approx.)48.67°N, 3.86°W · view on map

Barnenez is located in France, in Europe.

More cairns in France

Kercado tumulus.

Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

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